Hinge member for slidable swingable closures and like objects



Oct. 19,1926. 1 1,603,741

' J. J. BRIDLER HINGE MEMBER FOR SLIDABLE SWINGABLE CLOSURES AND LIKE OBJECTS mmvTon.

JOHN J: ,BR 101.58 puma romvsvs.

Patented Oct. 19, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. BRIDLER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Application filed January 13, 1926. Serial No. 80,398.

This invention relates to hinge members and more particularly to hinge assemblies for slidable swinging closures, and has for its primary object the provision of a hinge assembly for windows, doors and like closures that will permit of both a sliding and swinging movement for these closures.

In my allowed application for window construction, filed January the 19th, 1925,

Serial No. 3,304, I have shown hinge asseinblies of a character suitable for swing able and slidable window construction, while, in the present application, I have shown hinge assemblies that, though functioning in 5 quite the same manner, are of a decidedly more simplified design.

Additional to the preceding, is the provision of hinge assemblies ofthe character designated provided with guide-flanges offset relative to the hinge butts, the members constituting the hinge being ada Jted for securement to both upper and lower sash frames, or closure elements, in such manner as to permit said frames, or elements, to swing clear of the casing.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel retaining means for the hinge members, in the form of shoes or run ners, adapted to bear against the inner faces of pulley-stiles, easements, frames or like constructions to hold the frames, or closure elements, in alignment and prevent sagging when in opened or out of normal position.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis'specification and in which like characters of reference refer to similar parts, throughout Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a left-hand pair of hinge members as applied to the upper sash of a slidable window construction, the sash, pulley-stile and parting strips being indicated in dOt-anddash lines for clearness of illustration;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a right-hand pair of hinges as applied to the lower sash of a window construction of the type designated;

Figure 3 is a full sized edge view of one member and pulley stile being shown in dotand-dash lines;

Figure 4 is a full sized edge view of one of the right-hand hinge members; and

of the left-hand hinge members, the sash Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail of one of the hinge member runners and'its retaining means.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my improved hinge assemblies as applied to a swingable slidable window construction,but it is quite obvious that they are equally applicable to various other closure constructions wherein both slidable and swinging requirements are to be met.

In Figure 1, the hinge assemblies shown are substantially of Z-form, that being the form provided for the left-hand side of the upper sash member in such window constructions as that described in my hereinbefore mentioned patent application, the said members being exact duplicates and secured to the inner faces of the upper sash side frame adjacent its upper and lower edges, said hinge members 1 and 2 comprising attaching plates 3 having butts i and adapted for hinged connection to the spacing plates 5 bearing interlocking hinge butts G'adapted for aligned association with the butts 4 and hinged connection thereto by means of pintles 7.

The spacing plates 5 consist of sections 9 normally extending in a plane paralleling that of the attaching plates 3 and of a width sufficient to allow the hinge butts to clear the parting strip 9 of the window casement 1.0.

The intermediate right-angled sections 11 of the hinge members are of the same width as the edge 12 of the sash frame and. are mortised intothe edge to form a flush sur face, as are the sections 8, which form a flush outer surface providing a smooth sliding contact with the parting head 9.

The intermediate sections 11 are provided with integrally formed right-angled guide flanges 13 extending in parallelism with the sections 8 and flush with the rear face of the sash frame, the said guide flanges being adapted to extend through an elongated guide slot 14 formed in the pulley-stile of the window casement 10 adjacent the parting strip 15. h

The guide flanges 13 are perforated adjacent their outer edges, as indicated at 16, and provided with guide runners 17 having slots 18 adapted to receive said flanges, said runners being held in place by means of keys 19 formed of wire and inserted through the perforations 16 and bent into the form shown to prevent being disengaged from said flanges.

The runners 17 are set in close proximity to the outer surface of the pulley-stile and, while not carrying the entire weight of the sash members, tend to guide the hinge members and sash members in their vertical movements and to act as stops when said sash members are swung horizontally.

The right-hand hinge members 20 and 21, Figures 2 and 4, are exact duplicates and are provided for the lower sash member, said hinge members comprising attaching plates 22 having hinge butts 23 adapted for aligned association with the butts 2 1- of the spacing plates 25 by means of pintles 26. The intermediate right-angled sections 27 of these hinge members are the equivalents of the intermediate sections 11 of the hinge members 1 and 2 and are provided with like integrally formed guide flanges 28 extend ing in parallelism with the spacing plates 25, the saidvspacing plates being mort-ised into the face of the lower sash member frame 29 to present a flush outer surface against which the moulding strip 30 of the window casement bears, said strip being recessed, as indicated at 31, to accommodate the sections 27 of the hinge members.

The intermediate sections 27 bear against the inner face of the pulley-stile 32, said pulley-stile being provided with an elon- 'ated guide slot 38 to accommo'date the guide flanges 28 thereof, said guide flanges being provided with perforations 3 1 .and guide runners 36 having slots 87 adapted to be held in place by keys 38.

The two sets of hinge assemblies 1, 2, 20 and 21 function in the same manner and are of substantially the same construction, the only difference being that the sections 27 ot' the hinge members 20 and 21 arearranged in reverse relation to that of the sections 11 of the members 1 and 2.

In presenting a practical application of the use of my invention, a window construction has been employed as affording the 311111316811 means of illustration and, in which, both upper and lower sash members are, of course, of the counter-balanced type and consist of centrally hinged panels, as described in my prior application, the hinge members coming into play only when one or the other is being slightly raised or lowered, in which positions said members may be swung horizontally in, and so swung independently of each other.

I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. Hinge members for slidable and swingable objects, comprising attaching plates, spacing plates hingedly secured to said attaching plates, right-angled intermediate sections integrally formed with said spacing plates, guide flanges integrally formed with said intermediate sections and extending in parallelism with said attaching and spacing plates, and runners having slots adapted to receive said guide flanges and said runners acting as guides and stops for said hinge members.

2. Hinge members for slidable and swing: able objects, comprising attaching plates bearing hinge butts, spacing plates bearing interlocking butts, pintles extending through said butts, said spacing plates normally extending in parallelism with said attaching plates, right-angled intermediate sections integrally formed with said spacing plates, guide flanges integrally formed with said intermediate sections, said spacing plates, intermediate sections and guide flanges forming substantially Z-shaped members, and guide runners having slots adapted to receive the outer ends of said flanges and adapted to maintain said hinge members in alignment when moved vertically.

3. Hinge members adaptable for attachment in pairs to slidable and swingable objects, comprising. attaching plates bearing hinge butts, spacing plates bearing interlocking butts, pintles extending through said butts, said spacing plates normally extending in parallelism with said attaching plates and consisting of integrally formed right angled intermediate sections and guide flanges, said guide flanges extending in parallelism with said attaching plates, the whole forming Z-shaped members, perforations in the outer ends of said guide flanges, runners having slots adapted to receive the outer ends of said flanges, and keys carried by said pertorations for retaining said runners in connected relation with said flanges.

4:. Hinge members for slidable and swingable objects, comprising attaching plates bearing hinge butts and members bearing interlocking butts, pintles extending through said butts, said members being substantially of Z-form and bearing perforated guide flanges adapted for guiding said hinge members in a vertical plane, runners having elongated slots adapted to receive the ends of said guide flanges and bearing curved extremities, and keys carried by said perforations and adapted to maintain said runners in connected relation with said flanges.

In testimony whereof I have atfixed my signature.

JOHN J. BRIDLER. 

